JERSEY CITY - Jersey City Police Department has sworn in 32 new police officers onto the force.

The new class of recruits arrives in the wake of a violent week in the city, which includes the shooting death of the Jersey City fire chief's son.

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop says the new officers have a hard job ahead. He says the new officers will be stationed in the South and West precincts. Mayor Fulop says these areas are "some of the toughest areas of Jersey City."